The Crisis of Imagination in International Relations The Crisis of Imagination in International Relations
The world should often “do something” about a crisis—but we must stop defaulting to military intervention.
Apr 11, 2023 / Nanjala Nyabola
Exclusive: A House Subcommittee Releases Key Documents on the Pandemic Origin Paper Exclusive: A House Subcommittee Releases Key Documents on the Pandemic Origin Paper
The documents, released to The Nation, formed the basis of a memo made public before the subcommittee’s first hearing on the origin of Covid-19.
Apr 10, 2023 / Jimmy Tobias
We Need to Talk… About AIPAC—and Develop a Strategy to Defeat the Lobby Too We Need to Talk… About AIPAC—and Develop a Strategy to Defeat the Lobby Too
Summer Lee’s victory in PA is a road map for how progressive Democrats can unite to elect candidates whose values will be consistent at home and abroad.
Apr 10, 2023 / Alexandra Rojas and Waleed Shahid
China’s Race to Become an AI Superpower China’s Race to Become an AI Superpower
China wants to be world leader in artificial intelligence, but US trade sanctions and a brain drain of the best engineers mean it won’t be easy.
Apr 10, 2023 / Gabrielle Chou
Preparing for War in the South China Sea Preparing for War in the South China Sea
Ahead of massive war games involving US and Filipino troops, the Defense Department announced that it will gain access to four new military sites in the Philippines.
Apr 7, 2023 / Sarah Lazare
Colombia Adopts an Unprecedented Energy Policy—but Needs Help to Pull It Off Colombia Adopts an Unprecedented Energy Policy—but Needs Help to Pull It Off
Colombia is the first country to declare that it wants to stop digging. Will the world, and particularly the United States, now lend a hand in pulling it out of its economic hole?
Apr 7, 2023 / John Feffer
Humane Migration Policy Humane Migration Policy
Migration is beautiful and natural.
Apr 6, 2023 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo and Peter Kuper
Macron Fails to Persuade, So Opts for Coercion Macron Fails to Persuade, So Opts for Coercion
President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular pension reform, forced through undemocratically, will fuel support for the far right and further weaken voters’ faith in politics.
Apr 6, 2023 / Benoît Bréville
How Vanuatu’s Climate Campaign Could Save the World How Vanuatu’s Climate Campaign Could Save the World
The tiny island country has pushed the UN and the International Court of Justice to take unprecedented action that could help avert planetary catastrophe.
Apr 5, 2023 / Julian Aguon and Margaretha Wewerinke-Singh
What Survivors of War Can Tell Us About Our Broken Health Care System What Survivors of War Can Tell Us About Our Broken Health Care System
Policy-makers once so prepared to place veterans in harm’s way are remarkably unprepared to care for them when they are no longer of direct use.
Apr 5, 2023 / Andrea Mazzarino